Variations in identification of healthcare-associated infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 678-686

  Keller, Sara C ^a   Linkin, Darren R ^a   Fishman, Neil O ^a   Lautenbach, Ebbing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIGNETTE;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878748717     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670999     Document Type: Article

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